installation
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4.6
- noun
- /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/
- Specialized
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instalación
- Because St. Matthew is a U.S. Government installation.
- a military installation
- a government installation
- a nuclear installation
So I saw it's a bunch of oil installations there.
- So I saw it's a bunch of oil installations there.
- As you pointed out, if they're hovering near missile bases or near defense installations, we need to be sure what these things are.
- So we're still far away in terms of where we need to be for solar installations to really be truly low cost.
- So I was born in military installation in California, Fort Ward, California.
- We expect that Iran is targeting specific military installations from Israel.
- We have to try to reduce this and still we have a lot of large installations which you want to to use.
- Just like when you went to Fort Sill and I told my guys, like, let's get these guys across the Army and across America, all of our installations.
Examples
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DARPA supported it early as a method for ensuring communication among military installations around the world.
Academic text (1999) -
This research installation is dedicated to studying renewable energy sources.
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Described by some as its own secret city, this military installation houses the National Security Agency and the United States Cyber Command.
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You are on a United States Naval Installation.
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We expect that Iran is targeting specific military installations from Israel.
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Every dot on this map is AUS military base, or installation of some sort in a different country.
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Nearly 52 military installations in 25 states, 21 overseas bases.
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And the infrastructure that sustains these communities, such as roads and military installations, is substantial.
Academic text (2012) -
The Navy's installation for monitoring Soviet satellites.
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In Bahrain, the U.S. Marine Corps operates and staffs an AN/TPS-59 surveillance radar installation.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.0
A roofed and walled place for people to live or work in
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3.3
A building or area provided for a particular activity, like a gym
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4.8
A building or group of buildings where goods are made
Compounds
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3.9
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
- Specialized
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6.7
A place by the sea where navy ships and people stay and are looked after
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Etymology
Installation comes from the verb install ('put in place'), from parts like in- 'in' and stall 'place', so it can mean a place where things are set up. That's why a military or industrial installation is a building or site made for a particular job or service.